Cooking utensil



Patented Sept. 9, i924.

OTTO 1r.`Insetti/ivo, OFA'NEW YORK, n.155.

" COOKING UTENSIL.

Application filed October y25, 1923. :Serial No. 670,645.

To alllfwlwm tmf/ty concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO K. HAsELAU, a citizen of the United States,y and resident of New York city; in the county and State of New Yorkfhave invented certain new and useful Improvements iuCooking Utensils, of which the following is a specification.k

My invention relates to `inuorovements'in cooking-utensils and more particularlyto simple cooking utensils adapted to bake or cook potatoes and other foods. The

main object of vthe invention is to providea simple and efficient arrangement which is not only economical in use but may .beeasily and cheaply manufactured. Further and more specific Objects,` features andk advantageswill more clearly appear from the 'detailed description given b-elow taken in connectionl with the accompanying sheets lof drawings which form a part of this specification. yReferring to the drawings' Fig. l'is a' side view of a utensil embodyingmw7 improvements in one form. Fig. 2 is a ver-A tical sec'tion through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective ofv is a perspective of the bottom plate thereof. Fig. 5 is a view similar toFig. 1 illustrating a modified form.' Fig'. 6. is a vertical section ofthe same. 'partly broken away'.v

Fig. 7 is a perspective of the cover'there'ofJ andFig. 8 is a perspective ofthe bottom platethereof.` '.11

`Referrinfg to Figs. 1 to 4, 9 represents a plate which may be-made` of castiron or stamped outof sheet metal or constructed inany other suitable manner.A As shown the plate is provided with afzperipheral downwardly. `extending Vflange .10' forming a `recess 11 on its underneath side. The plate is adapted to be setover the burner ofV a gas stove or othersto-vev whereby the hot gases collect'in ythespace 11.. "12 representsa. co'ver'for the plate, the lower peripheral edge of which at 13 is adapted to lit in arabbet or groovelety extending `around the` upper edge ofthel plate 9. The plate 9 is provided with a plurality of apertures 1'5 vextending-.therethrough from the .underneath .side thereof, 'these apertures *Y lbeing' spacedabout .plate adjacent the outer edge thereof.-*Bolted 'to the inside vofy thecov'er 12 are stampedmetal channel members; 16 iso l'construote'd and secured to Athe coverv Vmember 12 as toforni-upwardly extending passageways 18, the bottoms. of `which* pasthe cover thereof. Figjlt sageways register` with the aperture`15re-y spectively andthe tops of which "passageways 18 are locatedwell up in thecover y whereby lthe hotl gases are conducted through. the apertures 15 and upwardly through the pas's'agewalys.y 18j to thel upper Y portion of the spa-ce, underneathrthe cover. The cover beingl closed at its top, the gases are'caused .to circulate downwardly about the material to be cooked on the plate .on the: cover. IThe lplate Zis provided with integral upwardly extending ribs 19 onwhich the potatoes or othermaterials to be cookedmay rest in order to .space the same from the. main top fac@J of the plate. At `its outer upper edgeV or periphery the yplate 9 is provided with recesses or cutaway'por tions at 2O so as to'form spacesbetween the plate 9 and the cover 1.2and underneath the lower edge of the cover for vthe escape of' the hot gases- The cover 'is shown asprof. vided with a suitable lmolo'orv handle v2151031 means of which it may be: easilyremoved y from the plate.

In operation the 4plate 9 is' placed over the burner :of a `gas stove orxother heating device,` the material such as `potatoes tobe y `baked' orQoth'er material tio be cooked is placed lupon the top 'of the 'platev upontheribs19, the cover: is then put inl place -as shown inv Figs.' l ,and Qywhereupon thehot gasescolleotiin the. lrecessy ll1 and flow upf I.

- wardly through 'the 'apertures- 15 .andpa'ssageways' 18 and are caused to circulate" downwardly about the material to be cooked on the plate on 4the cover and inarlly escape throughQ-the recesses 20 underneath the cover. .'.Theqrecesses .20 are :arranged al;` y

ternately with respect to .the apertures 15 'in order that the heatingY of the material to be cooked may *be vmoreuniform. 5

Referring to Figs.`;5,`6, 7i and 8 the arrange-v l, ment there shown yis substantially-thesarn'e` )except that theV V utensil is of `general'rectangular shape instead. of .being circular in 'shape or cylindrical ,in shape-as shown 'in Figs.. v1 and 4. In the :arrangement vshown `in Figs. 5, to I8A inclusive the'plate isiindicated at 9a. with its flanges` at l0g thel recess on the underneath side l,of 'the platebeingindieated at llt. ,'Th'e'cover is indicated 'at-12, and its lowen 'edge-.13a is shown as fitting within. the rahbetfor yf roove 14a. The apertures 'extending .up through the bottom of the plate from the underneath l l di() side thereof are indicated at 15a. The sheet metal members 16a which are bolted to the, cover lat the corners thereof formupwardly extending passageways on the inside of the corners of the cover, the lower ends of which passageways register respectively with the apertures 15a. 19a represent the ribs on the top of the plate and 20a represent the recesses or cutaway portions atthe ends and sides of the plate at the outer upper edge thereof ,forming spaces between the plate andthe cover .for the exit of the hot gases. Thecover 12L is shown as provided with a suitable, handle 2ln by means of which the cover is easily removed from the plate and replaced thereon. The operation of the arrangement shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 is substantially the same as the operation of the arrangement shown in Figs. l to et inclusive.

lVhile l have described my improvements in great detail and with respect to certain preferred forms thereof, l do not desire to be limited to such details or forms since many changes and modifications may be made and the invention'embodied in, widely different forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof in its broader aspects. I, therefore, desire to cover all changes and forms coming within the scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A cooking utensil comprising a plate adapted to be placed on a. heating device, said plate being apertured to permit the hot gases to pass through the plate from the underneath side thereof, and a removable cover adapted to lit on the top of said plate, said cover having a passageway formed therein, the vbottoniof which passageway registers with the aperture through the plate and the top of which passageway is located 'well up in the cover, whereby the hot gases are conducted through said passageway to the upper portion of the space underneath the cover and are caused to circulate downwardly about material to be cookedon the plate under the cover.

--2. A cooking utensil comprising a plate recessed on its underneath side to form a space for hot gases, said plate being apertured to permit the hot gases to pass through the plate from the underneath side thereof, and a removable cover adapted to fit on the top of said plate, said cover having a passageway formed therein, the bottom of which passageway registers with the aperture through the plate and the top of which passageway is located well up in the cover, whereby the hot gases are conducted through said passageway tothe upper portion of the space underneath the cover and are caused to circulate downwardly about material to be cooked on the plate under the cover, a

space being provided between the plate `and the cover at the outer edge thereof for the escape of the hot gases.

3. A cooking utensil comprising a plate adapted to be placed on a heating device, said plate being apertured to permit the hot gases to pass through the plate from the underneath side thereof, and a removable cover adapted to iit on the top of said plate, said cover having a passageway formed therein, y

the bottom of which passageway registers with the aperture through the plate andthe top of which passageway isv located well up in the cover, whereby the hot gases are con-v ll. A cooking utensil comprising'a plate` adapted to be placed on a heating device,

said plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough spaced around the plate adjacent the outer edge thereof, said apertures permitting the hot gases to'pass through the plate from the underneath side thereof, and

a removable cover on ythe top of said plate, said cover having a plurality of upwardly extending passageways, formed therein, the

bottom of which passageways register with said apertures respectively, and the tops of which passa eways are located well up in the cover wiereby the hotgases .are conducted upwardly throughA said passageways to the upper port-ion of the space underneath the cover and are caused to circulate downwardly about material being cooked onk the plate underneath the cover. Y

5. A cooking utensil comprising a plate recessed on its underneath side to form a hot gas space, said plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough spaced `around the plate adjacent the outer edge thereof, said aperturespermitting the hot gases to ,pass through the plate from the underneath side thereof, and a removable `cover on the top of said plate, said cover having a plurality of upwardly extending passageways formed therein, the vbottom of which passageways register with said apertures respectively,

and the tops of which passageways arelof cated well up in the cover whereby `the hot` gases are conducted upwardly through said passageways to the upper portion of the space underneath the cover and are caused to `circulate downwardly about material being cooked on the plate underneath the cover, a space being providedl between the plate and the cover at the outer edgethereof for the escape of the gases. 1

6. A cooking utensil comprising a plate recessed on its underneath side to form a hotV gas space, said plate having a pluralityof space underneath the cover and are causedV to circulate downwardly'about the material being cooked on the plate underneath the cover, the plate having recesses in its top outer edge to provide spaces under the lower edge of the cover for the escape of the hot gases.

gas space, said plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough spaced around the plate adjacent the outer edge thereof, said apertures permitting'the hot gases to pass through the plate vfrom the underneath side thereof, and a removable cover on the top of said plate, said cover having a plurality of upwardly extendingpassageways formed therein, the bottom of Vwhich passageways register with said apertures respectively, and the tops of which passageways are located well up in the cover whereby the'hot gases are conducted upwardly through said passageways to the upper portion of the space underneath the cover and are caused cooking utensil comprising a plate recessed on lts underneath side to form a hot to circulate downwardly about material being cooked 0n the plate underneath the j .40 youter edge to provide spaces under thecover, the plate having reces-ses in its top lower edge of the cover for the escape of the hot gases, said last mentioned spaces" i being alternately located with respect ltol i.

.45 8. A cooking ,utensil comprising a plate;

said apertures inthe plate.'

adapted to be placed on a heating device,

said plate being apertured to permit the.) hot'gases to pass throughthe plate from the underneath side thereof, anda removable cover adapted to fit on the top of said plate, whereby the hot gases are lconducted through the plate and are caused to circulate in the space under the cover, a space being provided between the yplate andthe cover at the outer edge thereof for the escape ofL the hot gases.

9. A cooking utensil V.comprising a plate v space for hot gases, said plate being aper-y -tured to permit the hot gasesto passthrough recessed on its underneath side -to forma the plate from the underneath side thereof, 1

and a removable cover adapted to fit on the topof said plate, wherebythe hot gases are conducted through the plate and are caused to circulate vin the space under the cover,

said platel having a plurality of recesses in its top outer edgeto provide spaces under the lower edge of the cover for the escape of the hot gases. y Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my'.

name to this specification.

oT'ro K. HAsELAU. 

